Description

Joe and Mike talk this week about their recent trips plus aspirational flights they have taken or wish to take in the near future including:

• Alaska Pancake Run CLE-PIT-SEA-CLE. In Jan 2024 (Editors note: sadly this flight was cancelled due to the Boeing 737-9 door plug fiasco.
•  Upper deck of 747. Lufthansa & BA
• Aspirational 
  • Longest- Singapore JFK-SIN (Taking #9 SYD-IAH in the spring)
  • Shortest- Loganair Island Hopper Orkney Islands of Scotland. Westray-Papa Westray (1.7 miles)
  • United Island Hopper (former Continental Microneasia) 7 Stops HNL to GUM
  • Alaska Milk Run- SEA to ANC with several options for stops in between.

Former (defunct)

• BA001 Concorde, stopped flying 2003
• Other BA001 A318 (stopped in July 2020)
• Kai Tak (Hong Kong) Closed in 1998

Links to topics discussed

• Year-end Strategies for Top Hotel Elite Status
• Best Miles and Points for flights to Hawaii
• Air Canada Aeroplan Sues seats.aero
• Hyatt Sweet Spots
• Mike's trip for Beer, BBQ, Buc-EEs
• Driverless Car in Austin
• How Joe saved 47K miles United miles

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